3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning Upper Division
The course analyzes the economics of money, monetary systems, investments, and financial intermediaries in modern industrial economies. Topics considered include the origin of money and the banking industry, financial asset markets, the role of central banks, and the effects of various monetary policies. The theory will be presented side by side with current economic and financial news, and the students will learn how to track financial and economic data via The Wall Street Journal.
Learning Outcomes1Understand economic analysis, through developing the economic intuition necessary to organize concepts and facts, and draw conclusions through use of inductive and deductive logic.
2Evaluate current developments and financial news, using economic analysis to think critically about how to interpret current events.
3Use economic analysis to predict likely changes in the economy and financial system.
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made by Purdue students.